Barclays Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite

Welcome offer

Earning rates

Return is what each $1 of spend is worth with points valued at 1.55 CPP.

Lounge access

The card includes Emirates Skywards Silver status for the first year, kept by spending $20,000 each cardmember year. Silver status gives the member (no guests) access to the Emirates Business Class Lounge in Dubai when flying Emirates. There is no Priority Pass on this card.

Application rules

• Counts toward 5/24

  Opening it takes one of your Chase 5/24 slots.

• Once per lifetime

  Barclays' terms say this welcome bonus is only for people who have never had the Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite Mastercard, and it can take the bonus back from a current or former cardholder.

• Program family

  Barclays' terms also say you may not be eligible if you have or had any Barclays Emirates Skywards card.

• Underwriting sensitivity

  Barclays often declines applicants who have opened 6 or more cards with any bank in the past 24 months, and it usually approves about one new Barclays card every 6 months.

About the Barclays Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite

The Barclays Emirates Skywards Rewards World Elite is a personal Mastercard card from Barclays with a $99 annual fee that earns Emirates Skywards miles. It earns 3x on purchases with Emirates, 2x on travel and 1x on everything else. The current welcome offer: earn 40,000 Emirates Skywards miles after you spend $3,000 in 3 months. Cardholders get access to Emirates Business Lounge in Dubai via Skywards Silver status (first year; keep with $20,000 spend per cardmember year). AwardHack values Emirates Skywards miles at 1.55 CPP.

Frequently asked questions